Lesson C
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM USE
Daily Lesson GAME Plan
Lesson Title: Montezuma's Revenge and Other Myths of the Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs
Related Lessons: Canadian history
Grade Level: 6th
Unit: Latin American history
GOALS: Students investigate and answer the question How did Cortez conquer the Aztecs?
Content Standards: SS6H1 The student will describe the impact of European contact on Latin America.
ISTE NETS-S
_x_ Creativity and innovation _x_ Critical thinking, problem solving, & decision-making
x Communication and collaboration Digital citizenship
__ xResearch and information fluency _x_ Technology operations and concepts
Instructional Objective(s):
Students should explain the encounter between Montezuma/Aztecs and Cortes/ Spanish conquistadors.
Students should be able to explain/describe/discuss/evaluate…
* The consequences of the conflict.
* The role Montezuma and Cortes played in this encounter.
* The consequences of the conflict.
ACTION
Before-Class Preparation
Students will collaborate with group members to create their storyboard for their performance tasks.
During Class
Time Instructional Activities Materials and Resources
Classes meet for a 90 minute block of time three a week.
On Friday, students will present their and will present a preliminary screening of their performance task.
The web 2.0 tools used to help the students will include
http://www.go2web20.net/
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/PhotoStory/default.mspx
http://www.flickr.com/
http://animoto.com/
Notes
MONITOR
Ongoing Assessment(s):
http://pblinstructionalunit.wikispaces.com/file/view/rubric_differentiated.pdf
Accomodations and Extensions:
Little Background Knowledge
Hands-On Learners
Non-readers
High Ability
Carousel
Corners
Class Publication
Dramatizing
Four Corners
What do you expect
Varied technology
Hybrid classroom
Back-Up Plan:
Groups will be provided hard copies of class sets of materials to read in greater details.
EVALUATION
Lesson Reflections and Notes:
Several of the strategies provided can and will be used to gauge students’ understanding of the content.
http://pblinstructionalunit.wikispaces.com/file/view/cortez.mht